Method and apparatus for providing radio resource information for sidelink control

ABSTRACT

A communication method, comprising: transmitting from a base station to a mobile station a first message which includes resource information corresponding to one or more resource pools, wherein the resource information identifies at least one sub-frame and at least one resource block within the at least one sub-frame, transmitting to the mobile station an indicator of one or more designated resource pools and designated resources from within the one or more designated resource pools such that the mobile station is permitted to communicate with a wireless device in communication with the mobile station via a wireless link using the one or more designated resources within the one or more designated resource pools.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This patent document is a continuation of and claims benefit of priorityto U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/788,266, filed Feb. 11, 2020,which is a continuation of International Patent Application No.PCT/CN2017/097236, filed on Aug. 11, 2017. The entire content of thebefore-mentioned patent applications is incorporated by reference aspart of the disclosure of this application.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This disclosure is directed generally to digital wirelesscommunications.

BACKGROUND

Mobile communication technologies are moving the world toward anincreasingly connected and networked society. The rapid growth of mobilecommunications and advances in technology has led to greater demand forcapacity and peak data rates. Other aspects, such as energy consumption,device cost, spectral efficiency, cost per delivered bit, throughput,proximity services, and latency are also important to meeting the needsof various applications based on mobile communications. In comparisonwith the existing wireless networks, next generation systems andwireless communication techniques may need to support a much wider rangeof use-case characteristics and provide a much more complex range ofaccess requirements and flexibilities.

SUMMARY

This disclosure relates to methods, systems, and devices for improvedsidelink communication resource utilization by transmitting from a basestation to a mobile station supporting proximity services (ProSe) inconnection with a mobile station with one or more other mobile or otherwireless devices operating in network scheduled mode an indicator thatdesignates the allowable resource pools and resources (e.g. theallowable sub-frames and resource blocks) within that resource pool thatthe mobile station is permitted to use in a sidelink channel tocommunicate with another wireless device. A sidelink is a genericwireless communication link between wireless communication devices suchas described in the LTE wireless standards.

In one exemplary aspect, a wireless communication method is disclosed.The method comprises transmitting from a base station to a mobilestation a first message which includes resource informationcorresponding to one or more resource pools, wherein the resourceinformation identifies at least one sub-frame and at least one resourceblock within the at least one sub-frame, transmitting to the mobilestation an indicator of one or more designated resource pools anddesignated resources from within the one or more designated resourcepools such that the mobile station is permitted to communicate with awireless device in communication with the mobile station via a sidelinkusing the one or more designated resources within the one or moredesignated resource pools.

In another exemplary aspect, a wireless communication method isdisclosed. The method comprises transmitting from a base station to amobile station a first message which includes resource informationcorresponding to one or more resource pools, wherein the resourceinformation identifies at least one sub-frame and at least one resourceblock within the at least one sub-frame, transmitting to the mobilestation an explicit indicator of one or more designated resource poolsand designated resources from within the one or more designated resourcepools such that the mobile station is permitted to communicate with awireless device in communication with the mobile station via a sidelinkusing the one or more designated resources within the one or moredesignated resource pools.

In another exemplary aspect, a wireless communication method isdisclosed. The method comprises transmitting from a base station to amobile station a first message which includes resource informationcorresponding to one or more resource pools, wherein the resourceinformation identifies at least one sub-frame and at least one resourceblock within the at least one sub-frame, transmitting to the mobilestation an implicit indicator of one or more designated resource poolsand designated resources from within the one or more designated resourcepools such that the mobile station is permitted to communicate with awireless device in communication with the mobile station via a sidelinkusing the one or more designated resources within the one or moredesignated resource pools.

In another exemplary aspect, a wireless communication method isdisclosed. The method comprises transmitting from a base station to amobile station a first message which includes resource informationcorresponding to one or more resource pools, wherein the resourceinformation identifies at least one sub-frame and at least one resourceblock within the at least one sub-frame, transmitting to the mobilestation an explicit indicator, in the form of an information data fieldin the downlink control information (DCI), of one or more designatedresource pools and designated resources from within the one or moredesignated resource pools such that the mobile station is permitted tocommunicate with a wireless device in communication with the mobilestation via a sidelink using the one or more designated resources withinthe one or more designated resource pools.

In another exemplary aspect, a wireless communication method isdisclosed. The method comprises transmitting from a base station to amobile station a first message which includes resource informationcorresponding to one or more resource pools, wherein the resourceinformation identifies at least one sub-frame and at least one resourceblock within the at least one sub-frame, transmitting to the mobilestation an implicit indicator, in the form of a scrambling operation, ofone or more designated resource pools and designated resources fromwithin the one or more designated resource pools such that the mobilestation is permitted to communicate with a wireless device incommunication with the mobile station via a sidelink using the one ormore designated resources within the one or more designated resourcepools.

In another exemplary aspect, a wireless communication method isdisclosed. The method comprises transmitting from a base station to amobile station a first message which includes resource informationcorresponding to one or more resource pools, wherein the resourceinformation identifies at least one sub-frame and at least one resourceblock within the at least one sub-frame, transmitting to the mobilestation an implicit indicator, in the form of the downlink controlinformation (DCI) location within the frame, of one or more designatedresource pools and designated resources from within the one or moredesignated resource pools such that the mobile station is permitted tocommunicate with a wireless device in communication with the mobilestation via a sidelink using the one or more designated resources withinthe one or more designated resource pools.

In another exemplary aspect, a wireless communication method isdisclosed. The method comprises transmitting from a base station to amobile station a first message which includes resource informationcorresponding to one or more resource pools, wherein the resourceinformation identifies at least one sub-frame and at least one resourceblock within the at least one sub-frame, transmitting to the mobilestation an implicit indicator of one or more designated resource poolsand designated resources from within the one or more designated resourcepools such that the mobile station is permitted to communicate with awireless device in communication with the mobile station via a sidelinkusing the one or more designated resources within the one or moredesignated resource pools, wherein the mapping between the indicator andthe resource pool is known.

In another exemplary aspect, a wireless communication method isdisclosed. The method comprises transmitting from a base station to amobile station a first message which includes resource informationcorresponding to one or more resource pools, wherein the resourceinformation identifies at least one sub-frame and at least one resourceblock within the at least one sub-frame, transmitting to the mobilestation an implicit indicator of one or more designated resource poolsand designated resources from within the one or more designated resourcepools such that the mobile station is permitted to communicate with awireless device in communication with the mobile station via a sidelinkusing the one or more designated resources within the one or moredesignated resource pools, wherein the mapping between the indicator andthe resource pool is signaled via a message.

In one exemplary aspect, a wireless communication method is disclosed.The method comprises receiving, at a mobile station, a first messagethat includes resource information corresponding to one or more resourcepools, wherein the resource information identifies at least onesub-frame and at least one resource block within the at least onesub-frame, receiving, at the mobile station, an indicator of one or moredesignated resource pools and designated resources from within the oneor more designated resource pools such that communications between themobile station with a wireless device is permitted via a sidelinkbetween the mobile station and the wireless device using the one or moredesignated resources within the one or more designated resource pools.

In another exemplary aspect, a wireless communication method isdisclosed. The method comprises receiving, at a mobile station, a firstmessage that includes resource information corresponding to one or moreresource pools, wherein the resource information identifies at least onesub-frame and at least one resource block within the at least onesub-frame, receiving, at the mobile station, an explicit indicator ofone or more designated resource pools and designated resources fromwithin the one or more designated resource pools such thatcommunications between the mobile station with a wireless device ispermitted via a sidelink between the mobile station and the wirelessdevice using the one or more designated resources within the one or moredesignated resource pools.

In another exemplary aspect, a wireless communication method isdisclosed. The method comprises receiving, at a mobile station, a firstmessage that includes resource information corresponding to one or moreresource pools, wherein the resource information identifies at least onesub-frame and at least one resource block within the at least onesub-frame, receiving, at the mobile station, an implicit indicator ofone or more designated resource pools and designated resources fromwithin the one or more designated resource pools such thatcommunications between the mobile station with a wireless device ispermitted via a sidelink between the mobile station and the wirelessdevice using the one or more designated resources within the one or moredesignated resource pools.

In another exemplary aspect, a wireless communication method isdisclosed. The method comprises receiving, at a mobile station, a firstmessage that includes resource information corresponding to one or moreresource pools, wherein the resource information identifies at least onesub-frame and at least one resource block within the at least onesub-frame, receiving, at the mobile station, an explicit indicator, inthe form of an information data field in the downlink controlinformation (DCI), of one or more designated resource pools anddesignated resources from within the one or more designated resourcepools such that communications between the mobile station with awireless device is permitted via a sidelink between the mobile stationand the wireless device using the one or more designated resourceswithin the one or more designated resource pools.

In another exemplary aspect, a wireless communication method isdisclosed. The method comprises receiving, at a mobile station, a firstmessage that includes resource information corresponding to one or moreresource pools, wherein the resource information identifies at least onesub-frame and at least one resource block within the at least onesub-frame, receiving, at the mobile station, an implicit indicator, inthe form of a scrambling operation, of one or more designated resourcepools and designated resources from within the one or more designatedresource pools such that communications between the mobile station witha wireless device is permitted via a sidelink between the mobile stationand the wireless device using the one or more designated resourceswithin the one or more designated resource pools.

In another exemplary aspect, a wireless communication method isdisclosed. The method comprises receiving, at a mobile station, a firstmessage that includes resource information corresponding to one or moreresource pools, wherein the resource information identifies at least onesub-frame and at least one resource block within the at least onesub-frame, receiving, at the mobile station, an implicit indicator, inthe form of the downlink control information (DCI) location within theframe, of one or more designated resource pools and designated resourcesfrom within the one or more designated resource pools such thatcommunications between the mobile station with a wireless device ispermitted via a sidelink between the mobile station and the wirelessdevice using the one or more designated resources within the one or moredesignated resource pools.

In another exemplary aspect, a wireless communication method isdisclosed. The method comprises receiving, at a mobile station, a firstmessage that includes resource information corresponding to one or moreresource pools, wherein the resource information identifies at least onesub-frame and at least one resource block within the at least onesub-frame, receiving, at the mobile station, an implicit indicator ofone or more designated resource pools and designated resources fromwithin the one or more designated resource pools such thatcommunications between the mobile station with a wireless device ispermitted via a sidelink between the mobile station and the wirelessdevice using the one or more designated resources within the one or moredesignated resource pools, wherein the mapping between the indicator andthe resource pool is known.

In another exemplary aspect, a wireless communication method isdisclosed. The method comprises receiving, at a mobile station, a firstmessage that includes resource information corresponding to one or moreresource pools, wherein the resource information identifies at least onesub-frame and at least one resource block within the at least onesub-frame, receiving, at the mobile station, an implicit indicator ofone or more designated resource pools and designated resources fromwithin the one or more designated resource pools such thatcommunications between the mobile station with a wireless device ispermitted via a sidelink between the mobile station and the wirelessdevice using the one or more designated resources within the one or moredesignated resource pools, wherein the mapping between the indicator andthe resource pool is signaled via a message.

In yet another exemplary aspect, a wireless communication base stationis disclosed. The wireless communication base station comprises a memorythat stores instructions for operations of the base station, and aprocessor in communication with the memory operable to executeinstructions to cause the base station to: transmit in a transmission toa mobile station a first message which includes resource informationcorresponding to one or more resource pools, wherein the resourceinformation identifies at least one sub-frame and at least one resourceblock within the at least one sub-frame, transmit in a transmission tothe mobile station an indicator of one or more designated resource poolsand designated resources from within the one or more designated resourcepools such that the mobile station is permitted to communicate with awireless device in communication with the mobile station via a sidelinkusing the one or more designated resources within the one or moredesignated resource pools.

In yet another exemplary aspect, a wireless communication mobile stationis disclosed. The wireless communication mobile station comprises amemory that stores instructions for operations of the mobile station,and a processor in communication with the memory operable to executeinstructions to cause the mobile station to: receive in a reception afirst message that includes resource information corresponding to one ormore resource pools, wherein the resource information identifies atleast one sub-frame and at least one resource block within the at leastone sub-frame, receive in a reception an indicator of one or moredesignated resource pools and designated resources from within the oneor more designated resource pools such that communications between themobile station with a wireless device is permitted via a sidelinkbetween the mobile station and the wireless device using the one or moredesignated resources within the one or more designated resource pools.

In yet another exemplary aspect, the above-described methods areembodied in the form of processor-executable code and stored in acomputer-readable program medium.

In yet another exemplary embodiment, a device that is configured oroperable to perform the above-described methods is disclosed.

The above and other aspects and their implementations are described ingreater detail in the drawings, the descriptions, and the claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows an exemplary diagram of mobile stations (UEs) receivingcoordination information from a base station (eNodeB) with thecoordination information allowing the UEs to communicate with each otherdirectly over a sidelink channel.

FIG. 2 shows an exemplary diagram of a mobile station (UE) incommunication with a base station (eNodeB) with both downlink and uplinkchannels such that the UE may communicate with another UE directly overa sidelink channel or a fixed wireless infrastructure device such as atoll collection booth.

FIG. 3A shows an exemplary diagram of a system information datastructure consisting of a number of information elements such as thecommRxPool, commTxPoolNormalCommon, commTxPoolExceptional,commSyncConfigList, and ResourcePoolMapping, sub-information elements ofthe commTxPoolNormalCommon such as ResourcePoolIndex,SubframeIndication, and RBIndication, all of which are optionalinformational elements conveying information to support a sidelinkchannel.

FIG. 3B shows an exemplary diagram of a downlink control informationdata structure consisting of a number of information elements such asthe Resource Pool Index (RPI), Resource for PSCCH, the Transmit PowerControl (TPC) command for PSCCH and PSSCH, the frequency hopping flag,the Resource Block Assignment and Hopping Allocation, the Time ResourcePattern, all of which are optional informational elements conveyinginformation to support scheduling of allowable resources to be used in asidelink channel based communications.

FIG. 3C shows an exemplary diagram of the message passing between themobile station and the base station to initiate scheduled sidelinkcommunication.

FIG. 4 shows an exemplary diagram of the downlink control indicator(DCI) information after having a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) appended,being scrambled based on the Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI)providing an indication of the scheduled resource pool.

FIG. 5 shows an exemplary diagram of the downlink control indicator(DCI) information after having a cyclic redundancy check (CRC)appending, being scrambled based on a scrambling code providing anindication of the scheduled resource pool.

FIG. 6 shows an exemplary diagram of a downlink frame structureconsisting of K sub-frames indexed from 0 to K−1.

FIG. 7 shows an exemplary flowchart of an example process of wirelesscommunications.

FIG. 8 shows an exemplary apparatus that may implement any of themethods described in the presently disclosed technology.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The technology and examples of implementations disclosed in thisdocument can be used to improve sidelink communication resourceutilization in proximity services (ProSe) based on available orallowable resource pools and resources. The term “exemplary” is used tomean “an example of” and, unless otherwise stated, does not imply anideal or preferred embodiment.

In current 4th Generation Wireless Systems, device to device (D2D) andvehicle to everything (V2X) communication in the context of proximityservices (ProSe) is a desirable feature. Utilizing cellular resourcesfor proximity based services such as direct communication between mobiledevices is currently supported via a sidelink channel between the mobiledevices. Near distance communications such as D2D and V2X are attractingmore attention and research. Such technologies can be applied to publicsafety, car networking, field command, social networking, electronicpayment, location-based advertising, gaming, entertainment, enhancingnetwork coverage and others.

D2D communication works in a variety of scenarios including when themobile devices are within the network coverage, have partial networkcoverage, and lack network coverage via direct discovery. D2Dcommunication may reduce the burden on the cellular network, improvebattery life by reducing battery consumption of user equipment, improvethroughput and/or peak data rates, improve the robustness of the networkinfrastructure without relying on network coverage, particularly in theareas of public security/safety and other special communication needs.

Vehicle based communications can be used to achieve a variety ofcommunications such as vehicle to vehicle, vehicle to fixed roadsideinfrastructure such as toll booths, vehicle to pedestrian, and the like.It may also be used to communicate relevant and interesting vehicularstatus information such as vehicle location, speed, acceleration, travelpath, and the like. It may also be used to provide current roadconditions, vehicular collaboration in hazardous road conditions,provide advanced alerts of vehicle collisions or accidents, or help toprevent accidents from occurring in the first place. These and othervehicle based communications can collectively be referred to as Vehicleto Everything (V2X) Communications.

Specifically, in some implementations the sidelink channel consists oftwo logical channels, the sidelink traffic channel (STCH) and thesidelink broadcast control channel (SBCCH). In some implementations theSTCH is used for data transmission between the ProSe mobile devices. Insome implementations this may be a point-to-multipoint channel. The userdata carried on the STCH is carried on the transport channel known asthe sidelink shared channel (SL-SCH). In some implementations thesidelink shared channel is not necessarily collision-free. In someimplementations the SL-SCH utilizes the physical sidelink shared channel(PSSCH) for over the air communication.

In some implementations the SBCCH is used for signaling informationrelated to synchronization for ProSe based communication when thetransmitting mobile is out of coverage of the network or only haspartial coverage, or when the mobile devices desiring to communicateover the sidelink are in different cells. The SBCCH utilizes thesidelink broadcast channel (SL-BCH) at the transport layer and thephysical sidelink broadcast channel (PSBCH) for over the aircommunication.

In some implementations the physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) isutilized to transport the sidelink control information (SCI), whichcarries the necessary information for a mobile station to receive,demodulate, and decode the PSSCH. The PSCCH is analogous to the PDCCH.

Support for the sidelink channel is accomplished via overhead signalingutilizing the radio resource control (RRC) protocol to configureresource pools that contain resources such as the allowable sub-framesthat may be used for the sidelink channel and the allowable resourceblocks within those sub-frames.

In some modes of ProSe, coordination and scheduling of the sidelinkcommunication is coordinated through the wireless network (“networkscheduled mode”) and communicated to the mobile device wishing totransmit data via the downlink control information (DCI) that is carriedon the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) and through dedicatedRRC signaling by specifying which resource pool and which resources thetransmitting mobile station is permitted to use on the scheduledsidelink communication.

In other modes of ProSe, coordination and scheduling of the sidelinkcommunication between the mobile stations is performed autonomously andthe transmitting mobile selects resources from a resource pool to use onthe sidelink channel.

In some system configurations, the available resource pools in thenetwork scheduled mode and the mobile autonomous mode may be separateand distinct. Further, in some conventional systems, a mobile stationthat is operating in network scheduled mode may not be able to utilizeresources in other resource pools due to the signaling constraints ofcurrent conventional implementations.

Thus, it is desirable to have a system design in which a mobile deviceoperating in network scheduled mode may utilize resources from more thanone resource pool when using the sidelink channel to communicate withanother mobile device.

D2D and V2X communication systems may be designed to supportcommunications between the desired devices utilizing a sidelink based onbase station communications scheduling the resources to be used. In someimplementations, such as LTE release 12, when using the networkedscheduled mode, the scheduled resources utilized by the mobile stationfor sidelink communication is limited to a single resource pool.

The current disclosure describes technology to enable a mobile stationto utilize one or more resource pools to improve the efficiency,throughput, and/or peak data rates of the sidelink communication channelin future wireless networks.

In this document, examples with various levels of detail are set forthto illustrate aspects of the presently disclosed technology.

For example, when supporting a mobile station that supports ProSe, it isuseful to improve the sidelink channel efficiency by allowing the mobilestation to use resources that may be from more than one resource pool.

Thus, utilizing the technology disclosed, next generation wirelesssystems may increase the efficiency, bandwidth, and/or throughput of asidelink communication channel through the support of allowing scheduledresources in the network scheduled mode to come from one or moreresource pools.

The specifics in the described examples should not be construed aslimitation on the scope of the disclosed technology or what may beclaimed, but rather as descriptions of features that may or may not bespecific to particular embodiments of specific disclosed technology.Certain features that are described in this document are in the contextof separate embodiments may also be implemented in combination in asingle embodiment. Conversely, features that are described in thecontext of a single embodiment may also be implemented in multipleembodiments separately or in any suitable combination. Moreover,although features may be described above as acting in certaincombinations and even initially claimed as such, one or more featuresfrom a claimed combination can in some cases be excised from thecombination, and the claimed combination may be directed to asub-combination or variation of a sub-combination.

Similarly, while operations are depicted in the drawings in a particularorder, this should not be understood as requiring that such operationsbe performed in the particular order shown or in sequential order, orthat all illustrated operations be performed, to achieve desirableresults. Moreover, the separation of various system components in theembodiments described in this disclosure should not be understood asrequiring such separation in all embodiments.

FIG. 1 shows mobile stations (UE) 106 and 108 in a wireless network incoordination communication 110 with a base station 104, with both mobilestations within the coverage zone of the base station 102, utilizing thedisclosed technology to communicate via a sidelink communication channel112.

FIG. 2 shows mobile station (UE) 106 in a wireless network incommunication with a base station 104, via an uplink communicationschannel 202, and a downlink communications channel 204, utilizing thedisclosed technology to communicate via a sidelink communicationschannel 112 to another mobile station (UE) 108 that is not incommunication with the base station 104. Additionally FIG. 2 showsmobile station (UE) 106 in a wireless network in communication with basestation 104, via an uplink communications channel 202, and a downlinkcommunications channel 204, utilizing the disclosed technology tocommunicate via a sidelink communications channel 114 to a fixedroadside device such as a toll collections booth 206 that is not incommunication with the base station 104.

FIG. 3A shows an example of a possible information element datastructure of system information block (SIB) 302 containing informationelements such as commRxPool 304, commTxPoolNormalCommon 306,commTxPoolExceptional 308, commSyncConfig 310 and ResourcePoolMapping312. The commTxPoolNormalCommon 306 may also include sub-informationelements such as ResourcePoolIndex 314, SubframeIndication 316, andRBIndication 318 (Resource Block Indication).

These information elements may contain information to support a sidelinkcommunications channel. For example, commRxPool 304 may include one ormore resource pools and the associated resources that the UE may use forreceiving a sidelink transmission. For example, commTxPoolNormalCommon306 may include one or more resource pools and the associated resourcesthat the UE may use for transmission while in a certain connectionstates with the network. For example, commTxPoolExceptional 308 mayinclude one or more resource pools and the associated resources that theUE may use for transmission while in a different set of connectionstates with the network. For example, commSyncConfig 310 may includeinformation for synchronization between UEs which are not in thecoverage of the same cell.

For example, the ResourcePoolMapping 312 may include information thatidentifies the parameters in the system information block that should beassociated with the specified resource pool. For example theResourcePoolMapping 312 may include the mapping from the RNTI to theresource pool. For example the ResourcePoolMapping 312 may include themapping that identifies the DCI sub-frame location to the resource pool.For example the ResourcePoolMapping 312 may include the mapping from thescrambling code to the resource pool. For example theResourcePoolMapping 312 may identify the described resource pool orderto which the DCI is referring to such that in some cases the DCIinformation element Resource Pool Index (RPI) 322 of FIG. 3B need not bepresent. For example the ResourcePoolMapping 312 may include the mappingfrom the DCI's location within the frame to the resource pool.

For example, the sub-information element ResourcePoolIndex 314 of thecommTxPoolNormalCommon 306 information element may include an identifierfor the described resource pool. For example, the sub-informationelement SubframeIndication 316 of the commTxPoolNormalCommon 306information element may indicate the allowable sub-frames allocated tothe specified resource pool. For example, the sub-information elementRBIndication 318 of the commTxPoolNormalCommon 306 information elementmay indicate the allowable resource blocks allocated to the specifiedresource pool.

In some implementations, each of the described information elements andsub-information elements may be repeated as necessary to completelycommunicate the system information. For example, if the network desiredto configure three resource pools, then there would be a correspondingnumber of information elements as described above to describe theresource pools as necessary.

FIG. 3B shows an example of a possible information element datastructure of downlink control information (DCI) 320 containinginformation elements such as Resource Pool Index (RPI) 322, Resource forPSCCH 324, Transmit Power Control (TPC) command for PSCCH and PSSCH 326,Frequency Hopping Flag 328, Resource Block Assignment and HoppingAllocation 330, and Time Resource Pattern 332. For example, a UE thatreceives the DCI parameters listed above with the exception of theResource Pool Index 322 may use the provided information to transmit thesidelink control information (SCI) on the PSCCH. The resource pool index(RPI) may be used as an explicit indicator of which resource pool thisDCI is referring to and scheduling the UE to use for the appropriatesidelink communications on the PSSCH.

FIG. 3C shows an example of a possible message passing sequence betweenthe base station 104 and the mobile station (UE) 106 that desires toinitiate sidelink communications. After the mobile acquires the systeminformation block (SIB) 340 associated with sidelink communication, thisindicates to the UE that the base station supports sidelinkcommunications. A UE that desires to operate in network scheduled modemay then transmit a SidelinkUEInformation message 350 to the basestation 104, which contains relevant information regarding the UE'sdesire to transmit or receive sidelink data. In response, the basestation may schedule sidelink transmissions using, for example, theresource pools described in the SIB as depicted in FIG. 3A, with anexplicit indication such as the Resource Pool Index in the DCI asdepicted in FIG. 3B.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a possible implicit indicator, where the DCIinformation bits 402 are appended with a cyclic redundancy check (CRC)sequence 404 which is followed by a scrambler 406 with a scramblingsequence based at least in part on a Radio Network Temporary Identifier(RNTI) 408. The mobile station (UE) may be assigned more than one RNTIand the mapping between the RNTI and the associated resource pool may beknown in advance or may be signaled via overhead messaging to the UE.

FIG. 5 shows an example of a possible implicit indicator, where the DCIinformation bits 402 are appended with a cyclic redundancy check (CRC)sequence 404 which is followed by a scrambler 406 with a scramblingsequence based at least in part on scrambling code 508 that is known atthe UE. The mapping between the scrambling code and the associatedresource pool may be known in advance or may be signaled via overheadmessaging to the UE. The scrambling code 508 may also be signaled viaoverhead messaging to the UE.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a possible implicit indicator, the downlinkcontrol information (DCI) being transmitted in a downlink frame 602 withK sub-frames indexed from 0 to K−1 606 . . . 610, being transmitted onsub-frame s 604 may operate as the indicator. The mapping between theDCI location information within the frame may be known, pre-configured,or signaled via overhead messaging. One possible pre-configurationmapping between the DCI location and the corresponding resource pool maybe i=s mod N, where i is the resource pool index, s is the DCI locationwithin the frame, and N is the maximum number of resource poolssupported by the UE for that type of resource pool. For example a UE maysupport a different maximum number of resource pools in thecommTxPoolNormalCommon than in commTxPoolExceptional.

As illustrated in FIG. 7, in an exemplary embodiment, a wirelesscommunication method includes: transmitting from a base station to amobile station a first message which includes resource informationcorresponding to one or more resource pools, wherein the resourceinformation identifies at least one or more sub-frames and at least oneor more resource blocks within the one or more sub-frames, transmittingto the mobile station an indicator of one or more designated resourcepools and designated resources from within the one or more designatedresource pools such that the mobile station is permitted to communicatewith a wireless device in communication with the mobile station via asidelink using the one or more designated resources within the one ormore designated resource pools.

FIG. 8 shows an example apparatus 802 containing a transceiver 804, aprocessor, 806, memory 808, and an antenna 810 that may be used toimplement the methods described in the present document.

In some embodiments, the indicator that designates the one or moreresource pools may be explicit. In other embodiments the indicator thatdesignates the one or more resource pools may be implicit. In someembodiments the indicator that designates the one or more resource poolsmay be an information field within the downlink control information. Insome embodiments the implicit indicator that designates the one or moreresource pools may be accomplished via scrambling or location within aframe.

Some of the embodiments described herein are described in the generalcontext of methods or processes, which may be implemented in oneembodiment by a computer program product, embodied in acomputer-readable medium, including computer-executable instructions,such as program code, executed by computers in networked environments. Acomputer-readable medium may include removable and non-removable storagedevices including, but not limited to, Read Only Memory (ROM), RandomAccess Memory (RAM), compact discs (CDs), digital versatile discs (DVD),etc. Therefore, the computer-readable media can include a non-transitorystorage media. Generally, program modules may include routines,programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that performparticular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. Computer-or processor-executable instructions, associated data structures, andprogram modules represent examples of program code for executing stepsof the methods disclosed herein. The particular sequence of suchexecutable instructions or associated data structures representsexamples of corresponding acts for implementing the functions describedin such steps or processes.

Some of the disclosed embodiments can be implemented as devices ormodules using hardware circuits, software, or combinations thereof. Forexample, a hardware circuit implementation can include discrete analogand/or digital components that are, for example, integrated as part of aprinted circuit board. Alternatively, or additionally, the disclosedcomponents or modules can be implemented as an Application SpecificIntegrated Circuit (ASIC) and/or as a Field Programmable Gate Array(FPGA) device. Some implementations may additionally or alternativelyinclude a digital signal processor (DSP) that is a specializedmicroprocessor with an architecture optimized for the operational needsof digital signal processing associated with the disclosedfunctionalities of this application. Similarly, the various componentsor sub-components within each module may be implemented in software,hardware or firmware. The connectivity between the modules and/orcomponents within the modules may be provided using any one of theconnectivity methods and media that is known in the art, including, butnot limited to, communications over the Internet, wired, or wirelessnetworks using the appropriate protocols.

Only a few implementations and examples are described and otherimplementations, enhancements and variations can be made based on whatis described and illustrated in this disclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. A communication method, comprising: receiving, ata mobile station, a radio resource control (RRC) message that includesresource information corresponding to a plurality of resource pools anda mapping between a plurality of radio network temporary identifiers(RNTIs) and the plurality of resource pools; and receiving, at themobile station, a downlink control information (DCI) scrambled with aRNTI, wherein the DCI indicates at least one designated resource poolfrom the plurality of resource pools and designated resources fromwithin the at least one designated resource pool such thatcommunications between the mobile station with a wireless device ispermitted via a wireless link between the mobile station and thewireless device using the at least one designated resource pool.
 2. Themethod of claim 1, wherein the resource information identifies at leastone sub-frame and at least one resource block within the at least onesub-frame.
 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the RRC message containsthe plurality of RNTIs in a one-to-one correspondence with the pluralityof resource pools.
 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the DCI informationincludes a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) sequence.
 5. The method ofclaim 1, wherein the mobile station performs sidelink communication withthe wireless device using the at least one designated resource pool. 6.An apparatus for wireless communication comprising a processor,configured to implement a method, comprising: receive, at a mobilestation, a radio resource control (RRC) message that includes resourceinformation corresponding to a plurality of resource pools and a mappingbetween a plurality of radio network temporary identifiers (RNTIs) andthe plurality of resource pools; and receive, at the mobile station, adownlink control information (DCI) scrambled with a RNTI, wherein theDCI indicates at least one designated resource pool from the pluralityof resource pools and designated resources from within the at least onedesignated resource pool such that communications between the mobilestation with a wireless device is permitted via a wireless link betweenthe mobile station and the wireless device using the at least onedesignated resource pool.
 7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein theresource information identifies at least one sub-frame and at least oneresource block within the at least one sub-frame.
 8. The apparatus ofclaim 6, wherein the RRC message contains the plurality of RNTIs in aone-to-one correspondence with the plurality of resource pools.
 9. Theapparatus of claim 6, wherein the DCI information includes a cyclicredundancy check (CRC) sequence.
 10. The apparatus of claim 6, whereinthe processor of the mobile station is configured to perform sidelinkcommunication with the wireless device using the at least one designatedresource pool.
 11. A non-transitory computer readable medium having codestored thereon, the code, when executed by a processor, causing theprocessor to implement a method, comprising: receiving, at a mobilestation, a radio resource control (RRC) message that includes resourceinformation corresponding to a plurality of resource pools and a mappingbetween a plurality of radio network temporary identifiers (RNTIs) andthe plurality of resource pools; and receiving, at the mobile station, adownlink control information (DCI) scrambled with a RNTI, wherein theDCI indicates at least one designated resource pool from the pluralityof resource pools and designated resources from within the at least onedesignated resource pool such that communications between the mobilestation with a wireless device is permitted via a wireless link betweenthe mobile station and the wireless device using the at least onedesignated resource pool.
 12. The non-transitory computer readablemedium of claim 11, wherein the resource information identifies at leastone sub-frame and at least one resource block within the at least onesub-frame.
 13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11,wherein the RRC message contains the plurality of RNTIs in a one-to-onecorrespondence with the plurality of resource pools.
 14. Thenon-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the DCIinformation includes a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) sequence.
 15. Thenon-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the mobilestation performs sidelink communication with the wireless device usingthe at least one designated resource pool.